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Abstract:

A system and method is provided whereby an electromechanical device is
paired with an insulin delivery device such that said pairing results in
the recordation of insulin delivery date, time and amount.

Claims:

1. A system for monitoring and recording insulin administration
comprising: an insulin delivery device; an electromechanical device
operatively associated with said insulin delivery device; said
electromechanical device constructed and arranged to selectively record
any of time, date, amount of insulin delivered or combinations thereof.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein said insulin delivery device delivers
injectable insulin to a user.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein said insulin delivery device is an
insulin pen.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein said electromechanical device is
constructed and arranged to be interchangeable with a plurality of
insulin delivery devices.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein said electromechanical device has a
physical memory for storing said record.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein said electromechanical device has a
transmission mechanism.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein said electromechanical device has a
transmission mechanism activated by a user.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein said electromechanical device has a
transmission mechanism activated automatically at a set time.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein said electromechanical device has a
transmission mechanism activated by a user configured to transmit to a
receiving device.

10. A method of assembling an electronic medical record comprising:
providing an electromechanical device according to the system of claim 1;
transmitting data from said electromechanical device relating to any of
time, date, amount of insulin delivered, or combinations thereof;
receiving said data in a receiving device; sorting said data; assembling
an electronic medical record from said data; outputting said electronic
medical record based on said data.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein said electronic medical record is
assembled from more than one transmission from said electromechanical
device.

Description:

INDEX TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This Application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent
Application No. 61/371,322 filed Aug. 6, 2011 the disclosure of which is
incorporated herein by reference in its' entirety.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] Insulin pens are devices that can provide an easy way to carry and
give insulin (e.g., when away from home). The pens provide a convenient
and accurate alternative to draw up and measure individual doses . There
are two types of conventional insulin pens: those that are completely
disposable after providing a single dose of insulin; and those that use
disposable cartridges to provide multiple doses. An insulin pen typically
has three components: a base which contains the mechanism for measuring
the correct dose; a holder for the cartridge of insulin; and a cap, which
is removed and replaced by the needle prior to the injection.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0003] The present invention relates to an existing insulin delivery
device, such as an insulin pen. The present invention is an
electromechanical device, which is affixed to the pen. When the user
rotates the top of the pen to select the prescribed dosage of insulin to
be injected into the body, the device mechanically measures the distance
traveled by the plunger inside the pen from its original position of
"zero" to the position where the plunger rests immediately prior to
injection. The displacement of the plunger is converted to a measurement
of units of insulin. When the plunger is depressed and returns to the
"zero" position indicating an insulin injection, the amount of insulin
injected is recorded by the device together with the time and date, and
stored in the device's memory. Periodically the device of the present
invention is connected to a data transmission device which downloads the
data stored in the device's memory and transmits such data electronically
via SMS, cellphone, Bluetooth, WiFi or other means to the users medical
record.

[0004] The data transmitted regarding injection of the insulin includes
(but is not limited to), for at least one injection, at least one dosage
amount, the time of injection and the date of injection. The data
transmitted may be coupled with other data collected by the user via
electronic or other means and combined to provide a more complete record
of blood glucose measurements, treatments and subsequent diabetes disease
management. The following graph and chart are an example of the data
collected from the device, merged with a user's blood glucose readings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0005] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the insulin pen of the present
invention with an upload module.

[0006] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the insulin pen of the present
invention.

[0007] FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the insulin pen of the present
invention.

[0009] In the following illustration an insulin injection device is
provided, comprising: a container which holds the insulin FIG. 1; and a
data recorder and transmitter FIG. 2, which collects data regarding
injection of insulin including (but not limited to), the dosage for the
injection, the time of injection and the date of injection.

[0010] When the insulin dosage is selected by rotating the insulin doser
FIG. 3, the slide bar FIG. 4 moves correspondingly with the plunger in
FIG. 5. Once the plunger is depressed the microprocessor in the device
records the dosage, time and date.

[0011] In FIG. 6, another illustration of the device, the device is
attached to a data transmitter via cable or other means and the data
transmitter, containing software extracts the data from the devices
stored memory and transmits said data to a hosting site where the users
medical records are maintained. Software then integrated the received
data from the device to the users medical records.

[0012] The data regarding the injection of insulin may include, but not is
not limited to, at least one dosage amount, the time of injection and the
date of injection. At least some of the data may be stored in the memory
at the time of each injection and at least some of the stored data may be
transmitted by the data transmitter at a later time.

[0013] The data transmitter may be powered by a battery or the data
transmitter may be powered by a photovoltaic cell or the data transmitter
may be powered by a battery which may be charged by a photovoltaic cell.

[0014] The present invention easily couples with a conventional insulin
pen and may be removed from one pen and coupled with another pen at the
users discretion. The device is a recording and transmitting device so
that dosages of insulin may be electronically recorded for an individual
user. The invention does not require a user to manually or otherwise
record data (such as measurements) taken from the pen. Instead, data from
the device uses a means of communication--such as wireless technology--to
the users electronic medical record (EMR). The EMR may consist of a
central server apparatus that collects the information from the insulin
pen. Transmission of the data by the present invention may occur with or
without direct physical connection to the device. The transmission from
the device may occur at predetermined times (e.g. downloads).

[0015] The EMR at which data is recorded, stored and/or analyzed, may be
integrated with lifestyle data as well as extrinsically generated
information on a patient's medical treatment.

[0016] While the invention has been described in its preferred form or
embodiment with some degree of particularity, it is understood that this
description has been given only by way of example and that numerous
changes in the details of construction, fabrication, and use, including
the combination and arrangement of parts, may be made without departing
from the spirit and scope of the invention.